US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has applauded the Indo-Pak leadership for reviving peace talks despite opposition to it in their countries, while ruling out mediation on the issue of Kashmir.
At a round table with Pakistani journalists in Islamabad last week, Clinton said US mediation on the Kashmir was not a possibility as for that to happen both sides need to agree, which is not the case now.
The US, she said, stands ready to encourage the dialogue between India and Pakistan that is absolutely in both countries' interests.
She said she appreciated the leadership of the two countries for going ahead with the talks despite opposition.
"I really give the leadership in both countries high marks because it is not popular. They are attacked in the press, they're attacked by organisations," she said.
But to a question on the prospect of former President and her husband Bill Clinton assuming the role of Special US Envoy for Pakistan and India to resolve Kashmir, she said: "Well, in order to have anyone play that role, both sides have to agree. And that has not been the case as of now".
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